US Donates Medical Equipment to Kenyan Hospitals

The US has donated medical equipment worth millions of shillings to government hospitals in Kenya to help in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.

Five hospitals across the country will benefit from the personal protective equipment (PPE) valued at Sh7.9 million. The equipment includes N95 masks, surgical masks, coveralls, medical goggles, face shields, and pulse oximeters.

The five medical facilities are Kenyatta National Hospital (Nairobi), Coast Provincial General Hospital (Mombasa), Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (Kisumu), Nakuru County Referral Hospital (Nakuru), and Bondo Sub-County Referral Hospital (Siaya). 

The hospitals are playing an important role in the treatment and management of Covid-19 patients in the country.

The donation funded by the US Africa Command (Africom) was handed over to the Health Ministry by the US Ambassador to Kenya Kyle McCarter during a ceremony held at Kenyatta National Hospital on Thursday.

“The United States donates more than any other country to help Kenya’s health needs with over Sh60 billion every year,” said Ambassador McCarter.

“This Sh7.9 million donation of critically needed protective equipment is in addition to over Sh5 billion in support from the US in the last three months alone directly for Kenya’s response to and recovery from Covid-19. USA Marafiki means we are proud to help build the health care capacity of counties and to support Kenya’s health care workers on the front lines of the battle against this virus.”